Evelyn Name Popularity

How popular is Evelyn?

The very popular name Evelyn was the 10th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States in 2018.

This top 10 contender has enjoyed a rank in the top 500 since 1880, when the Social Security Administration began keeping records.

Position 9, its highest popularity RANKING, was reached in 2017.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1921 with 14,278 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Evelyn in any given year was 116 in 1881.

Approximately during the years 1883-1900, 1901-1921, and 1998-2017, the name Evelyn took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1921-1940, 1955-1958, and 1959-1973.

Where is the name Evelyn popularity headed?

Currently, the name is at a high point when compared to its most popular year.

The popularity trend for Evelyn has been soaring upward for a while. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Evelyn has risen.

The name Evelyn is a huge favorite and will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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Evelyn (Girl)

Evelyn (Boy)

Year

%

No. of Babies Given Name

Popul. Rank

No. of Babies Given Name

Popul. Rank

2018

10,376

10

13

6,417

2017

10,712

9

11

7,218

2016

10,106

12

8

9,088

2015

9,363

15

17

5,354

2014

8,747

16

5

12,627

2013

7,662

20

14

6,007

2012

6,876

27

13

6,418

2011

6,707

24

8

8,995

2010

5,840

39

8

9,044

2009

5,583

40

< 5

--

2008

5,099

54

10

7,869

2007

5,052

55

6

11,373

2006

4,749

65

10

7,597

2005

4,487

71

8

8,526

2004

3,763

84

11

6,680

2003

3,700

88

12

5,987

2002

3,372

98

7

8,740

2001

2,691

126

6

9,646

2000

2,222

150

< 5

--

1999

1,964

161

< 5

--

1998

1,707

178

< 5

--

1997

1,571

191

< 5

--

1996

1,595

188

9

6,148

1995

1,507

196

9

6,071

1994

1,452

201

10

5,590

1993

1,346

212

6

7,955

1992

1,413

202

21

3,142

1991

1,267

222

9

5,653

1990

1,301

220

14

4,039

1989

1,171

234

19

3,129

1988

1,124

235

15

3,408

1987

1,012

253

16

3,102

1986

1,079

240

9

4,583

1985

1,132

229

13

3,472

1984

1,050

239

11

3,778

1983

1,139

222

13

3,293

1982

1,375

197

17

2,741

1981

1,030

243

10

3,931

1980

862

288

10

3,932

1979

852

286

< 5

--

1978

820

283

< 5

--

1977

834

289

< 5

--

1976

821

280

8

4,132

1975

867

280

5

5,738

1974

941

271

9

3,645

1973

1,015

249

9

3,530

1972

1,061

254

9

3,423

1971

1,299

230

8

3,755

1970

1,466

216

9

3,363

1969

1,452

215

9

3,146

1968

1,645

192

6

3,840

1967

1,724

184

9

2,842

1966

1,870

176

9

2,847

1965

2,003

176

6

3,664

1964

2,380

162

13

2,350

1963

2,566

159

14

2,231

1962

2,783

153

8

3,132

1961

2,937

146

18

1,966

1960

3,221

137

9

2,940

1959

3,263

134

20

1,824

1958

3,275

134

16

2,050

1957

3,637

125

11

2,531

1956

3,747

120

18

1,902

1955

3,811

112

18

1,864

1954

3,948

110

13

2,241

1953

4,063

94

12

2,326

1952

4,155

90

13

2,185

1951

4,232

88

14

2,081

1950

4,273

86

10

2,484

1949

4,527

80

16

1,890

1948

4,844

74

14

2,053

1947

5,243

72

12

2,282

1946

4,891

65

21

1,572

1945

4,376

57

13

1,957

1944

4,514

57

16

1,763

1943

4,912

53

15

1,937

1942

4,938

53

19

1,648

1941

4,929

50

23

1,427

1940

4,984

48

24

1,376

1939

5,329

40

40

1,010

1938

5,690

38

23

1,406

1937

5,759

36

34

1,129

1936

6,108

34

31

1,190

1935

6,559

31

31

1,210

1934

6,981

29

35

1,123

1933

6,947

30

23

1,420

1932

7,958

23

41

1,043

1931

8,491

24

39

1,081

1930

9,537

19

50

961

1929

9,882

19

39

1,118

1928

10,534

17

41

1,098

1927

11,497

15

37

1,184

1926

11,780

13

40

1,131

1925

12,505

12

36

1,189

1924

13,356

12

39

1,161

1923

13,175

12

38

1,162

1922

13,318

13

31

1,317

1921

14,278

12

30

1,372

1920

13,838

12

24

1,559

1919

13,321

11

27

1,395

1918

13,493

11

31

1,266

1917

12,532

11

29

1,277

1916

11,889

11

26

1,351

1915

11,595

10

24

1,384

1914

8,506

11

19

1,407

1913

6,683

12

19

1,182

1912

5,620

13

18

1,110

1911

4,075

16

11

1,067

1910

3,777

17

14

833

1909

3,157

18

8

1,109

1908

2,857

20

9

973

1907

3,035

18

12

787

1906

2,077

32

10

813

1905

1,661

46

10

805

1904

1,371

50

7

1,000

1903

1,211

54

8

864

1902

1,151

59

5

1,191

1901

966

62

5

1,107

1900

1,116

70

7

1,083

1899

802

74

< 5

--

1898

836

76

< 5

--

1897

690

80

< 5

--

1896

646

84

< 5

--

1895

630

87

< 5

--

1894

491

99

< 5

--

1893

457

104

< 5

--

1892

418

106

< 5

--

1891

362

109

< 5

--

1890

316

125

< 5

--

1889

320

118

< 5

--

1888

237

139

< 5

--

1887

194

135

< 5

--

1886

203

135

< 5

--

1885

191

131

< 5

--

1884

170

134

< 5

--

1883

139

141

< 5

--

1882

125

142

< 5

--

1881

116

135

< 5

--

1880

122

133

< 5

--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.